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July’s powerful astrology brings both the fireworks and the waterworks. It’s Cancer season, so the emotion is LOUD, but with communication connoisseur Mercury and sweet Venus moving into Leo (summer’s super-hot middle child) we start to feel the sizzle early in the month.

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Conversations could be quite heated leading up to July 4 thanks to an opposition between Mercury and Pluto the day before. Avoid being snippy with lovers and others, but let yourself feel all your feels—and have a container to put them in, even if it’s just your journal for now.

When Mars in Taurus connects with Uranus on the 15th, expect cosmic eruptions in the form of wild and potentially unsettling news.

The new moon in Cancer arrives on July 5, softening and sweetening up the vibe, but potentially making us feel clingy and vulnerable. Set intentions for the Cancer-ruled house of your chart, and think forward through the next six months. What do you want to create and build in this part of your life?

The most volatile moment of the month comes on July 15, when mighty Mars in Taurus comes together with anything-goes Uranus, creating a crescendo of cosmic eruptions. We’re deep in election season by this time—and this is the week of the Republican Convention—so we’re bound to get some wild and potentially unsettling news around mid-month.

Our second full moon in Capricorn of the summer unfurls on July 21, at 29 degrees of the sign. Since the first full moon in this sign on June 21, we’ve been on a whole journey through this part of our chart. Whatever you’ve been carrying for the last 30 days, and/or the last six months, let it go for real.

The Sun blasts into Leo the day after the full moon, setting the stage for 30 days to blaze. It’s time to open our hearts, love like there’s no tomorrow, and to write, direct, and star in our own second-half-of-summer series.

July 2024 monthly horoscope for each zodiac sign

To get a fuller understanding of what you can expect from the above cosmic transits and others this month, keep reading for your zodiac sign’s July 2024 monthly horoscope. (A pro tip: Read for both your sun sign and your rising sign, the latter of which can offer an even more accurate horoscope, as it sets the order of the astrological houses in your birth chart.)

Looking for even more astrology insights? Read your full 2024 yearly horoscope here.

Aries

You’re steeped in all things domestic as the month begins, Aries, but once planets begin moving into your fifth house of love, there is no stopping you from pursuing pleasure like it’s your actual job. Use the new moon on July 5 to reevaluate your relationship with your home, roots, and attachments to the past. The full moon lands in your status sector on July 23, revealing what you might need to release in order to really, truly shine on the professional stage. After the Sun moves into Leo on July 22, there’s a lot more sweetness to tap. Whether you’re single or attached, take note that your Tinder House is on fire for the next month.

Career and money:
Your planetary ruler Mars collides with Uranus in your financial zone at mid-month, so an unexpected yet very exciting monetary development is possible. You’ve been through an intense clearing phase in your career arena in the last month, and it culminates at the Full Moon on the 21st, a moment of deep reflection about what you came to earth to do. You may put some outdated professional plans to bed in order to achieve sustainable success in an arena that is more meaningful to you.

Love and relationships:
Big time passion begins to rush into your life the moment Venus enters your romance zone on the 11th, but watch out for jealousy to erupt the day after, as the love planet opposes Pluto in your friendship zone. This could be one of those moments when a situationship gets so tense that you’re ready to commit or quit.

Taurus

You can emote like a boss this July, sweet Taurus. Cancer season calls for compassionate communication, deep listening, and co-creation in conversation. The new moon on July 5 is a moment to experience this IRL. Write down your goals for talking, thinking, and texting so the best ideas can start to manifest during the next six months.

Your planetary ruler Venus moves into your domestic zone on July 11, bringing love and romance home to you. On July 15, Mars in your stars has an explosive encounter with Uranus. It might be a good day to avoid confrontation—or even better, meditate, take CBD, and add in an Epsom salt bath for good measure. It’s tense as hell. After July 22, when the Sun moves into your home zone, you just might want to take a relaxing staycation.

Career and money:
You’ve got serious clarity about career matters this month, especially near the new moon —you can use this to pitch clients, edit your resume, apply for a new position, start a podcast, or begin a long-delayed writing project. However, with communication planet Mercury in your home zone for most of the month, you may prefer WFH over being in the office.

Love and relationships:
Partnership is sweet this month, particularly if you’ve got a live-in lover or have been thinking about moving in with your boo. Just be careful about misunderstandings and lovers’ quarrels around the Mars-Uranus conjunction in your sign at mid-month—you’re more likely to let small things get to you.

Gemini

July’s stars show you what you’re worth, Gemini. The Sun’s journey through Cancer brings a strong emphasis to money and earning and t